Network Process Automation Engineer (Python)

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Network Process Automation Engineer with a strong background in Python development and infrastructure automation.

This role is ideal for either: A Python Developer who has automated network, compute or middleware environments, or A Network, Infrastructure or Platform Engineer who has developed automation solutions using Python, Ansible or Infrastructure as Code tools.

You'll play a key role in automating infrastructure management, certification processes and testing, helping to deliver infrastructure-on-demand through scalable automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement automation solutions for infrastructure certification and plant management using Python and Ansible.
• Build, extend and integrate APIs to enable infrastructure-on-demand capabilities.
• Develop automation to support lab-based testing for new hardware and software certification.
• Automate repetitive infrastructure tasks relating to installation, configuration and ongoing management.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable automation solutions.
• Develop well-architected, maintainable and reusable code.
• Support continuous improvement of infrastructure automation capabilities.
• Contribute to testing, validation and deployment of automation solutions across complex infrastructure environments.

Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing automation solutions using Python.
• Experience automating infrastructure using Ansible.
• Experience writing scripts using Python, Shell or similar scripting languages.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Experience working with REST APIs and API integrations.
• Comfortable working within Linux command-line environments.
• Experience automating installation, configuration or management of infrastructure.
• Good understanding of distributed applications and the infrastructure they run on.

Technical Knowledge

You'll have a solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including: TCP/IP, HTTP / HTTPS, SSL/TLS, DNS, Routing concepts (BGP desirable), Linux systems administration.

Desirable Experience

• Any experience with the following would be advantageous: Terraform, Writing Ansible modules or custom plugins, Writing Terraform providers, Compute, middleware or network infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, Git, Virtualisation technologies, Infrastructure certification or lab environments, Container technologies.

Ideal Background

• We're particularly interested in candidates from backgrounds such as: Python Developer (Infrastructure Automation), Network Automation Engineer, Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Linux Systems Engineer, Compute Engineer, Network Engineer with Python automation experience.